]]>http://caiakoopman.com/view-the-opening-festivities-of-chromatic-erratics-from-caias-friends-at-spoke-art-gallery/feed/0Chromatic Erratics Opening and Reception is tomorrow starting at 6pm, March 7th at Spoke Art Galleryhttp://caiakoopman.com/chromatic-erratics-reception-set-for-6pm-saturday-march-7th-at-spoke-art-gallery/
http://caiakoopman.com/chromatic-erratics-reception-set-for-6pm-saturday-march-7th-at-spoke-art-gallery/#commentsThu, 05 Mar 2015 17:09:08 +0000http://caiakoopman.com/?p=3075Its almost here! The final preparations are being made and Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco is ready to welcome us all for the Chromatic Erratics show! Saturday, March the 7th at 6pm. The reception for Caia Koopman’s new solo show Chromatic Erratics will take place at Spoke Art gallery on 816 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA.

If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, this is great excuse to go to the city on Saturday night to experience Caia’s original artwork first hand. In particular, the very large piece Caia is painting especially for this show.

There really isn’t an alternative to soaking up the color, serenity and ethereal sensations of viewing the original artwok in the flesh. Along with meeting the artist and others who share your interest in Caia’s work as well as supporters of the arts in general. Its on starting tomorrow night through March 28th.

Set to Open March 7th and run through March 28th at Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco! We don’t have a ton of details yet, but, while the format for this show is rumored to be similar to the previous show with a group of mini paintings supporting some larger works in the theme, we have confirmed that Caia will be painting a GIANT 8ft. x 8ft piece!! What more can be said, this is gonna be cool!!

We’ll offer more details as they become available, but mark your calendars and make sure to check this show out if you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area from March 7th through 28th!

]]>http://caiakoopman.com/caias-new-show-chromatic-erratics-opens-march-7-2015-at-spoke-art-gallery-in-san-francisco/feed/0Large Metal Prints on display at Akira Sushi in Santa Cruz, CAhttp://caiakoopman.com/large-metal-prints-on-display-at-akira-sushi-in-santa-cruz-ca/
http://caiakoopman.com/large-metal-prints-on-display-at-akira-sushi-in-santa-cruz-ca/#commentsSat, 20 Dec 2014 00:49:07 +0000http://caiakoopman.com/?p=2875What do raw fish and Caia’s art have in common?? Well, they’re both delicious, albeit in different way to the senses. They are also both available for viewing and purchase at Akira Sushi in Santa Cruz, CA. One of them is available for immediate consumption (the sushi of course) and it looks pretty darn tasty! Check ‘em out on Food Spotting. Caia heartily recommends “the Macho Tuna appetizer and the Golden gate roll, the Seabright roll is yummy too, oh and the Spicy Jay O!” Noted.

And while you’re there indulging in sea candy, take the time to soak in those over-sized, uber-cool Framed Metal Prints. The 3 center pieces; Efflorescence, Sweet Beats, and Perennial Beats, are a huge 24”x36″ and priced at $550 each. Bubo’s Key and Kindred Spirits these are both 18″x24″ and are priced at $350 each. These are done by the same small-shop craftsmen over at Phototallic who fabricate the smaller sized prints available on Caia’s website… only much larger! Drenched in color and glossy goodness, these really need to be seen to be appreciated, and now you can if you make the trek to Santa Cruz.

If you’re interested in purchasing any of these large-format beauties, you’ll need to contact Caia directly via her Contact Form and let her know. There is about a week or so of time to get these in order, so expect a couple weeks from the time of order to get it if you take the plunge. If not, treat yourself or a Caia fan you know to an afternoon or evening in Santa Cruz, grab some sushi and check ‘em out!

]]>http://caiakoopman.com/large-metal-prints-on-display-at-akira-sushi-in-santa-cruz-ca/feed/0Caia’s work featured on the Inked Magazine websitehttp://caiakoopman.com/caias-work-featured-on-inked-magazine-website/
http://caiakoopman.com/caias-work-featured-on-inked-magazine-website/#commentsFri, 05 Dec 2014 20:00:31 +0000http://caiakoopman.com/?p=2765As a nod from the cool folks over at Inked Magazine, they’ve added a few of Caia’s pieces to their website. Click over to take a look at some of the artwork that inspired Inked Magazine… and while you’re at it, take a look around their awesome website!
]]>http://caiakoopman.com/caias-work-featured-on-inked-magazine-website/feed/0Figments: The new show is live at Distinction Galleryhttp://caiakoopman.com/figments-the-new-show-is-live-at-distinction-gallery/
http://caiakoopman.com/figments-the-new-show-is-live-at-distinction-gallery/#commentsWed, 08 Oct 2014 17:24:39 +0000http://caiakoopman.com/?p=2567Figments, nine months in the making, Caia’s most recent works are finished and on display at Distinction Gallery in Escondido, CA. 45 paintings in all, this is an incredible series of paintings showcasing all the detail, color and style that make her work so unique.

Permeated with underlying themes of the modern world’s faltering stewardship of the habitat we share with our finned, four legged and aviary friends while driving forward all the hope, perseverance, style and tenacity of the wild… punctuated by the enduring beauty of Caia’s alluring ladies and nature itself. Full of color, flora, fauna and soul, “Figments” is truly an inspiration.

All the paintings are for sale in person and online at the Distinction Gallery website. Each of the Figments paintings are also on display on Caia’s website in her Portfolio. Take a look and see Caia’s latest creations!

Always up for some slinky disco fun, Caia jumped right in when she got the opportunity to create a piece for the funky French “robots” for the Daft Punk show with her friends at the Gauntlet Gallery. The original painting, Daft Pink, is 20″ x 24″ acrylic on wood panel and available at the Gauntlet Gallery May 31st. If you’re in San Francisco, pop in and take a look. The show runs through June 15.

These will be released as Limited Edition prints, signed and numbered, for those interested in adding one to their collection. Check them out in Caia’s store.

]]>http://caiakoopman.com/a-new-painting-for-daft-punk-and-electronica-fans/feed/0Caia’s Interview with Snowboard Magazine Onlinehttp://caiakoopman.com/caias-interview-with-snowboard-magazine-online/
http://caiakoopman.com/caias-interview-with-snowboard-magazine-online/#commentsMon, 18 Nov 2013 18:46:13 +0000http://caiakoopman.com/?p=1908While most of us know Caia for the catchy pop surrealism which she imparts so eloquently from brush to canvas in her paintings, we sometimes forget her early out look was shaped by the action sports culture in which she grew up. Many of you know that Caia is an avid snowboarder and sometime’s skateboarder (“It hurts more to fall on concrete”), so it is nice to see this interview of Caia in Snowboard Magazine. We all get a glimpse into Caia’s world from the perspective of Kelli Lyn Hargrove who does a masterful job of helping everyone to get to know a little more of Caia’s background as well as bring some fresh insight into Caia’s creative process.

Its a great interview and Caia shares more of her history, her current focus and her inspiration.

]]>http://caiakoopman.com/caias-interview-with-snowboard-magazine-online/feed/0Caia’s artwork displayed at Vanity Salon in Santa Cruz, CAhttp://caiakoopman.com/caias-artwork-displayed-at-vanity-salon-in-santa-cruz-ca/
http://caiakoopman.com/caias-artwork-displayed-at-vanity-salon-in-santa-cruz-ca/#commentsFri, 27 Sep 2013 16:18:43 +0000http://caiakoopman.com/?p=1757There’s a new little hot spot off 41st st in Santa Cruz, a newly restored building is now a row of cool shops, a Brewery with yummy tapas n beers and Vanity Salon. The lovely and fabulous Miss Erin Davidson, who’s been a well know stylist for many years here in Santa Cruz, is now the proud owner of her own beauty parlor. What used to be an old historic yet crumbling house on her family property has been completely re-purposed and makes up much on the interior walls and architecture of the space. Erin and her family have worked hard to successfully create a very cool and comfortable space that reflects perfectly Erin’s personal style and aesthetic. This is why I’m so very honored to have been invited to hang my huge printed canvases up on her double overhead walls. Thank you to TAG galleries for hooking us up with 15 full color, full size, even over sized, stretched canvas prints. They look amazing in the space and I hope to help make an even more interesting environment for those who are hang’n out and gettin’ their hair did to enjoy.
]]>http://caiakoopman.com/caias-artwork-displayed-at-vanity-salon-in-santa-cruz-ca/feed/0Thoughts about the painting of Monkhttp://caiakoopman.com/thoughts-about-the-painting-of-monk/
http://caiakoopman.com/thoughts-about-the-painting-of-monk/#commentsWed, 17 Apr 2013 02:48:46 +0000http://caiakoopman.com/?p=1545Caia makes a rare appearance on the blog to talk about why doing Monk was so special for her…

I really enjoyed the opportunity to express my concern for rapidly disappearing and critically endangered species in my painting “Monk” for PangeaSeed. My painting portrays the critically endangered Hawaiian Monk seal while the female character symbolizes the souls of a shrinking population and seals past. I believe strongly that we humans, all living things and even the planet itself are intrinsically connected. When humans are the main cause of a species becoming extinct, even unknowingly, I believe a small part of ourselves dies along with a part of the global ecosystem. In my painting entitled “Monk”, the female character represents all humans who are then connected to all life making her and the seal interchangeable. Her ghostlike aura illustrates the near extinction peril of the Hawaiian Monk seal.

The Hawaiian name for the monk seal is Ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua, or “dog that runs in rough water” and this is at the center of my piece. This beautiful streamlined seal has short hairs on its head earning it its common name for resembling a monk. I particularly love the haunting beauty of the monk’s large black eyes and this makes the saying that seals are just dog mermaids so believable.

The Hawaiian Monk seal has an especially small population of only about 1,100 and are threatened by many things including entanglement in fishing nets, loss of habitat and past commercial hunting for their skins.

I have also included in this paintings an endangered Ae’o or Hawaiian Stilt, and the I’iwi ,which is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper; of which there are several subspecies and many are already extinct. I hope there will be more cooperation in the world to protect the species we have left and to give back habitat rather than the continuous push by humans to take for ourselves and not share.

Oh, and people need to stop cutting the fins off sharks, that’s just sick and cruel!